Sunday ‘s victory in the field of Almeria allowed the Girona FCmainly, to open a hole with respect to the seventh-ranked team and take a step further to secure a ticket for the promotion play-off to First Division. There are already 7 pillow points that the people of Girona have with respect to l’Oviedo, the seventh. Seven are also the points that separate Girona from Almeria, second and which marks the direct ascent. The distance is considerable yes, but not insurmountable considering that there are 9 days left (27 points) in play. The white-and-red dressing room is aware of the difficulty of the company. That’s why no one wants to be obsessed with it and has the option of direct ascent as a plus. As a prize that is on the horizon and that if matches are won, who knows if it may be within reach. It is the philosophy of the “match to match”, established since the defeat against Eibar at the end of January, that took Girona 12 points away from the direct promotion. Now, two months later, it’s only 7.
“We will keep dreaming until they leave us.” He said Sunday night Michel Sanchez after the victory at the Mediterranean Games. Girona’s dream is to sign a final part of the season for honors. History says it’s not impossible, and in fact, just remember what happened last season when the team was able to chain an extraordinary streak (33 of the last 43 points in play) that earned him a ticket to the play-off. That series is also remembered for a 25 out of 30 possible points, with seven consecutive victories, in the last ten days. In this sense, this year, Michel’s have entered the last phase of the competition like thunder. The team has won four games in a row, has been charged with morale and at the same time has revived the parish with the maximum goal.
Girona has won consecutively Oviedo (2-1), Las Palmas (1-3), Ibiza (5-1) and Almeria (0-1) to sign the best series of the entire season. So far, the record for victories followed by those of Michel had been three (Burgos 3-1, Huesca 0-1 and Fuenlabrada 2-1) in a single series achieved between late December and early January which, in addition , seasoned with two Cup rounds passed (Huesca 0-1 and Osasuna 1-0)which resulted in five consecutive games won between the two competitions.
In any case, if Girona is able to get closer to the second-placed team, they are waiting for the most exciting final stretch of the league. The calendar says that those of Michel must receive the Malaga, the Royal Society B, Tenerife and Mirandés and visit Zaragoza, Cartagena, Alcorcón, Sporting de Gijón and Burgoson the last day.
Allegations by Borja García
The next step to feed the dream will be on Friday with a visit to Malaga (21:00). A match in which Michel will have to break his horns to make the starting eleven. And the side effects of the visit to Almeria have not been few. The club will not be able to count on accumulation of warnings with Santi Bueno, Ramon Terrats and Aleix Garcia, while Borja García will be sanctioned following his expulsion when he was on the bench. The club have reportedly tried to keep the sanction to a minimum, one match, not the two that seems most likely. In addition, Michel will also have the safe absences ofIbrahima Kébé and Darío Sarmiento. On the contrary, the presence of the high Empordà valery fernandez it is not ruled out. We must also pay attention to the evolution of Jairus Leftwho had to be replaced with discomfort last Sunday against Almeria.
